David Murdock

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David Murdock Wiki Biography

Born David Howard Murdock on the 11th April 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, he is a businessman, best known to the world as the owner of the Dole Food Company, the largest retailer of fruit and vegetables in the world, as well as other business ventures.

Have you ever wondered how rich David H. Murdock is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Murdock’s net worth is as high as $2.6 billion, an amount earned through his successful career, which has been active since the ‘50s.

David grew up with his two sisters in Montgomery Township, Ohio. The Murdock family lived off David’s father’s work as a traveling salesman and his mother’s cleaning. Since his father was often away from home, David developed a close relationship with his mother, but she passed away when she was 42 years old from cancer. David left school when he was in 9th grade, and never matriculated. When the World War 2 broke out, he was drafted into the US Army.

Following the end of the War, David moved to Detroit, however, he ended up being homeless and destitute. Struggling in the first couple of years, David’s luck smiled upon him, when he secured a loan of $1200 to buy a diner that was almost bankrupt, and turned it into an up-and-coming concern, such that he sold it ten months later for around $2000, and headed to Phoenix, Arizona, where he settled and started developing his business operations in real estate, with moderate success until 1960, when the real estate market collapsed. After that, his next stop was Los Angeles, where he continued with real estate, until in 1978 he gained control of International Mining. David’s kingdom gradually increased, and in the early ‘80s, he moved a step forward by becoming the largest shareholder of Occidental Petroleum. He sold his stake of Iowa Beef to the company, which immediately made him the largest shareholder.

Since the start of the ‘80s, David’s business career has gone only upwards, which certainly increased his wealth to a large degree. He was the owner of the Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, North Carolina from 1982 to 1985 when he sold it to Fieldcrest, and then took over Castle & Cooke which made him the owner of the Dole Food Company, which he acquired privately later in 2003. He turned Castle & Cooke from a nearly bankrupt firm into a real estate resort, which increased his wealth to a large degree, while with the Dole Food Company, he became the most famous name in the fruit and vegetable production in the world.

Aside from Dole Food Company and Castle & Cooke, David is also the owner of Pacific Clay which produces brick products, and at one time owned the Hawaiian island of Lanai’I, which he sold to Oracle owner Larry Elison in 2022.

Regarding his personal life, David has married five times; his third marriage to Gabriele lasted from 1967 until her death in 1985 from ovarian cancer, and with whom he had two children, and also was the adoptive father to Gabriele’s son Eugene. Unfortunately, Eugene and one of his sons died; surviving son, Justin, is CEO and executive chairman of NovaRx, and senior vice president of investments for Castle & Cooke. David has been married to Tracy since 1999.

David is also known for his philanthropic activities; he was a large contributor to redeveloping of the biotechnology research center, the North Carolina Research Campus. Furthermore, he has been heavily involved in donations towards cancer research, life extension, and has founded the Dole Nutrition Institute, while also opeingd the California Health and Longevity Institute. He has stated that he wants to live up his 125th birthday.

IMDB Wikipedia $2.6 Billion $3 Billion 1923 1923-04-11 26000000 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) American April 11 Businessman Cinematographer David H. Murdock Jr. David Murdock David Murdock Net Worth Gabriele Murdock m. 1967–1985 Gene Murdock Justin Murdock Kansas City Larry Elison Missouri producer Tracy Murdock m. 1999 United States Writer

David Murdock Quick Info

Full Name David H. Murdock
Net Worth $2.6 Billion
Date Of Birth April 11, 1923
Place Of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Profession Businessman
Nationality American
Spouse Tracy Murdock (m. 1999), Gabriele Murdock (m. 1967–1985)
Children Justin Murdock, Gene Murdock, David H. Murdock Jr.
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613784/
Movies Mysterious Human Heart, Critical Condition With Hedrick Smith

David Murdock Important Facts

  • As David Brown, ESL Teacher Los Angeles Unified School District/Division of Adult and Career Education [July 2004]
  • He is also an educational consultant specializing in online and onsite ESL and Literacy programs for business and industry. [July 2004]
  • As David Brown (uncredited), he was a West Point recruit in the 1952 Universal film “Francis Goes to West Point” starring Donald O’Connor.
  • As David Brown (uncredited), he was William Tallman’s stand-in in the 1952 RKO film “One Minute to Zero” starring Robert Mitchum and Ann Blythe.
  • Was a stand-in in “One Minute to Zero” starring Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth in 1952, and an extra in “Francis Goes to West Point” starring Donald O’Connor in 1953.

David Murdock Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Nova TV Series documentary producer – 2 episodes, 2012 – 2014 supervising producer – 1 episode, 2016 Producer
American Experience TV Series documentary associate producer – 2 episodes, 1997 producer – 1 episode, 2015 Producer
Skeletons of the Sahara 2013 TV Movie documentary producer Producer
Nova ScienceNow 2012 TV Series documentary producer – 1 episode Producer
The 9/11 Surfer 2012 TV Special documentary post producer Producer
Iceman Autopsy 2011 TV Movie documentary producer Producer
Powering the Future 2010 TV Series documentary producer – 1 episode Producer
Bill Moyers’ Journal 2008 TV Series documentary producer – 1 episode Producer
The Mysterious Human Heart 2007 TV Series documentary producer Producer
National Geographic Explorer TV Series documentary producer – 1 episode, 2006 field producer – 1 episode, 2005 Producer
Hunter & Hunted TV Series documentary series producer – 9 episodes, 2005 producer – 4 episodes, 2005 Producer
Taboo 2004 TV Series documentary supervising producer – 2 episodes Producer
National Geographic: 21 Days to Baghdad 2003 TV Movie documentary producer Producer
Frontline TV Series documentary producer – 2 episodes, 2000 – 2002 associate producer – 1 episode, 1997 Producer
Mission Rescue 2002 TV Series documentary producer – 1 episode Producer
Critical Condition 2000 TV Movie documentary producer Producer
Surviving the Bottom Line 1998 TV Movie documentary producer Producer
Nova TV Series documentary 2 episodes, 2014 – 2016 written by – 1 episode, 2012 Writer
American Experience 2015 TV Series documentary 1 episode Writer
Skeletons of the Sahara 2013 TV Movie documentary Writer
Nova ScienceNow 2012 TV Series documentary 1 episode Writer
Powering the Future 2010 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode Writer
The Mysterious Human Heart 2007 TV Series documentary Writer
National Geographic: 21 Days to Baghdad 2003 TV Movie documentary Writer
Mission Rescue 2002 TV Series documentary Writer
Frontline 2002 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode Writer
Critical Condition 2000 TV Movie documentary story Writer
Surviving the Bottom Line 1998 TV Movie documentary Writer
Hunter & Hunted 2005 TV Series documentary 5 episodes Cinematographer
Mission Rescue 2002 TV Series documentary Cinematographer
Nova TV Series documentary additional camera operator – 2 episodes, 2012 – 2014 additional camera – 1 episode, 2016 Camera Department
Nova ScienceNow 2012 TV Series documentary camera operator – 1 episode Camera Department
National Geographic Explorer 2006 TV Series documentary additional videography – 1 episode Camera Department
Frontline 2002 TV Series documentary camera operator – 1 episode Camera Department
Nova 2012-2014 TV Series documentary 2 episodes Director
Nova ScienceNow 2012 TV Series documentary 1 episode Director
Iceman Autopsy 2011 TV Movie documentary Director
Critical Condition 2000 TV Movie documentary segment director Director
Nova 2012 TV Series documentary researcher – 1 episode Miscellaneous
Iceman Autopsy 2011 TV Movie documentary researcher Miscellaneous

David Murdock Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2006 CINE Golden Eagle CINE Competition Telecast – Professional Non-Fiction Division: Environment and Natural Science Hunter & Hunted (2005) Won
1998 CINE Golden Eagle CINE Competition History American Experience (1988) Won
2006 CINE Golden Eagle CINE Competition Telecast – Professional Non-Fiction Division: Environment and Natural Science Hunter & Hunted (2005) Nominated
1998 CINE Golden Eagle CINE Competition History American Experience (1988) Nominated